Three students from Kagumo High School in Nyeri County have been arrested for allegedly plotting to burn a school dormitory.
The trio included one Form Four student and two Form Three students
During their arrests on Sunday, the three were found with flammable liquids and a matchbox.
The school principal, Silas Mwirigi, reported the incident on Sunday, November 7.
According to him, one of the watchmen, Peter Wangungu, noticed some suspicious movements from one of the dormitories during school prep time and rushed to the dormitory where he caught the three students.
They froze upon being asked why they were not in class.
The watchman found half litre bottles of kerosene and turpentine and a matchbox when he searched them.
The trio were detained until the area police arrived and established that they were intending to torch the dormitory.
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